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Companies we Boycott and Why

Sometimes — against huge multi-national global corporations, and governments, and world banker elites — you may feel powerless. But… We’re NOT powerless. Use you hard earned dollars, as well as your vote, to make the world a better place for us all.

Here it is! The current list of companies’ products and services that… We Boycott !

Click each company’s name to learn more about the reasons why we boycott that company…

Print out the long list of brand names for some of these enormous conglomerates and take that list every time you go to the grocery store.

Paypal — (owned by eBay, Skype) Can PayPal hold my money with no explanation? The answer is YES. Can PayPal freeze my account for no reason? The answer is YES. Can PayPal take money out of my account without my knowledge? The answer is YES. And they do it OFTEN!

Moneybookers – far better, far easier to set up, and much much cheaper than PayPal. And they don’t censor what items you buy or sell. And they don’t steal your money. And they don’t extort exorbitant fees for doing absolutely nothing. Low transaction fees (as low as 1%, capped at EUR 0.50).

Microsoft — Big Brother’s Computer Company has always used anti-competitive practices, intentional security vulnerabilities, and creating a product that spys on it’s owner, collects all sorts of personal data, and reports it all back to Big Brother.

eBay — (owns Paypal, Skype) – Can PayPal hold my money with no explanation? The answer is YES. Can PayPal freeze my account for no reason? The answer is YES. Can PayPal take money out of my account without my knowledge? The answer is YES. And they do it OFTEN!

Evolution is a free open-source program equivalent to, and compatible with, Microsoft Outlook — but free and open source. It is available for Windows, and is pre-installed by default in Ubuntu. Use Evolution, in conjunction with an email provider (like GoDaddy), instead of using Gmail. That way Google cannot collect personal information about you. Never log in to any Google or Yahoo or MSN web site or account. If you do, they can collect and store all sorts of personal information about you.

Among the worst offenders of Privacy Rights, these three search engines are now accused of working directly with evil communist dictatorships to aid them in their computer technology development.Scroogle is what is known as a “scraper”. It actually uses Google to perform internet searches for you, but it acts as the middle-man in order to maintain your total anonynimity — so that Google cannot collect personal information about you.Never log in to any Google or Yahoo or MSN web site or account. If you do, they can collect and store all sorts of personal information about you.

If you want to don’t want corporations or governments to use your money to finance war then don’t let them.You can choose to boycott countries or companies who profit from conflict, conquest, and suffering. If you do so, you certainly won’t be alone. Boycotts against the war are a fast-growing global movement.Learn about boycotting the war profiteers.

Skype — (owned by eBay, Paypal) – Can PayPal hold my money with no explanation? The answer is YES. Can PayPal freeze my account for no reason? The answer is YES. Can PayPal take money out of my account without my knowledge? The answer is YES. And they do it OFTEN!

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Sony (see also) – the world’s second-biggest record label has been caught in an abusive and likely illegal copy-restriction practice – making CDs that leave computers vulnerable to security breaches